The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-04


standing.. .....::.. -. $4,000
interest unpaid: .:....,...:...-.. 1s.6s5ys g.
Fractional currency 1,Sl
debt reserve fund ............... PSI, 14s, 7Os
Held for redemption of United
States notes act Of January "a, ooooo ooo
frsctionsi silver coin. ,.....:::..: se.sg,l los
CertincStes held as cash. ....: ae,sss4S
Net cash balance on hand. 2,65St2R
shown by Treasurer's general
account: ..-............. 456,9O4 361
WILL SEE NO COMMITTEES.
The President said to-day that he
felt it tosbe absolutely necessary that
he should In every case request those
cities which propose to send deiega-
tiOns to Washing ton conveying invita-
tons to visit them on his Western
trip, to foreg0 that Formally and for
ward their, communications by mail.
He has a full appreciation of the cor
dial spirit which prompts such courtesy
and which is most gratifying, but it
sremS to him unnecessary that such
Journeys .+d for such. such a purpose Fo . at
should be undertaken. IIn addi-
ton to this consideration he
said it had been his purpose to feel free
to absent himself from the Capitol and
the White House as he should feel dis
posed, during this month and make no
engagements which would require his
presence here at any stated time. 1t
is probable that he will leave here dur
ing the last days of September and go
directly to st. Louis and from there to
Kansas City, st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Atlanta. The st. Louis and Atlanta
dates being fixed it will not be prac-
ticable to deviate much from this pro-
gramme. The journey will be made by
the ordinary route of travel between
the cities named and the disposition of
the President Will be to see as much of
the country and the people on his ronte
as will be consistent with his limited
time and positive engagements.
DEATH OF MRS. HUBBARD.
The Secretary of State received this
gence Of the death of Mrs. Hubbard,
wife OF the United States Minister to
Japan. Mrs. Hubbard had been in Ill
health for many months.
ALLoT1fENTs TO INDIANS.
The Indian Office, with the approval
of the Secretary of the Interior, has
prepared letters of instruction for the
guidance of the special agents recently
appointed to aliot lands in severalty to
the Indians. Special Agent Howard,
who is assigned to the Crow reserva-
ton in Montana, is instructed that al
lotmentS to these Indians is to be gov
erned by the treaty or agreement ap-
proved by an act Of Congress of April !,
1882. By this treaty each Indian viii
receive, in addition to the number of
acres specified In the act of January 3,
1887, an equal amount of grazing lands.
To illustrate, each head of family
will receive $50 acres of agricultural
lands, and also 100 acres of grazing
lands. The agent is instructed that
where an Indian has q plurality of
as the legal one. and the others allowed
to take allotment as single persons.
Indian women married to white
men will be regarded as the heads of
| families, while the husbands cannot
take the aIIotnHsnts. In cases where
Indian women have been married tc
Indian husbands and have children
born of such marriage, but have been
divorced from such husband after In
ceive the allotment Of land as
the head of the family, and should be
allowed to select land for her children
not under charge of the father, If com.
petent to do So. The Winnebago In.
dams in Nebraska and the Sioux In
dams in Oregon viii take their lands
under the general severalty act of Feb
ruary 8, 1887, with this exception. Thu
instructions to special agents for thu
/ Winnebago and Siletz tribes are thu
same as sent to Special Agent Howard
/ CASH DECREASE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "A statement
prepared at the treasury department
shows that during the month of Jul!
last there was q net decrease of q, 1858,
74S In cash IN the treasury and ne
Il increase OF 81 ;O47 ,l33 in the circulation
The decrease In the cash was mainly u
! gold certificates. The decrease in ma
tiOnal bank notes was S3. 81, O81.
CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS.
II WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The comp
! trolier OF the currency has called upol
!. the national banks for report of thei
condition at the close of business, Au
} gust LIST. No report was ever Gale
! for in the month of August until las
, year, when August 9th was the dat
! fixed upon; nor since 1858 has any dat
: in July later than the 1st been selecteC
ai The information to be embodied In th
) report just called for Is expected to
4 particularly valuable as showing no
: the banks are prepared to meet 81
o preaching demands for funds TO moN
the crops. All banks that failed |
send In reports under the lastcan wit
: in the time named by law were fint
y and the fines have been collected al
u paid into the treasury. Even polite
e pressure was brought to bear in sever
d cases 70 obtain remission Of the Pc